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WPML Confirms It Did Not Have a Security Breach
When WPML emailed new passwords to customers in plaintext, some customer’s thought it was due to a security breach. Amit Kvint, compatibility team leader for WPML, confirmed the emails are not a result of a security breach.
Proposal to Overhaul the Shortcode API in WordPress Goes Back to the Drawing Board
Robert Chapin, who contributes to WordPress core, published the first draft of a roadmap that explains how the Shortcode API could be overhauled. The proposal has an aggressive timeline with development starting in WordPress 4.4 and ending in WordPress 4.7. In WordPress 4.4, a new syntax would be introduced that provides opportunities to make significant changes to the API.
Nine Strategies for eCommerce Stores to Boost Customer Retention Rates
In the business world, there’s one particular worst-kept secret that’s always interested us: it’s cheaper and easier to convince existing customers to buy from you again than it is to attract brand new customers. Today, we’ll be sharing nine effective, bottom-line-enhancing customer retention strategies.
